Great sounding guitar...

Gahr said:
The 1967-1971 SG Standard (the original run of the batwing version) is one of my absolute dream guitars. And these are two absolutely stunning examples.
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Yeah, I agree. In time, I'd like either one of those or a reissue. It's funny how a '61 SG, '64 SG and '67 SG seem so similar in some respects, but you'd really wanna be owning one of each because they are so different... :)

Now, a '61 junior, a '64 special and a '67 standard would do just fine - funnily enough, I could kinda, almost claim to have had them with my old junior being '61-ish, the new special (when it arrives...) being a '64-ish and my first SG which was an Epi G310 being a '67-ish... :) You'd probably want them in 3 different colours too. Actually, you'd probably need one of each specials, one of each standards, a SC, DC and SG junior, just to make sure - that makes 9 "SGs" as the basis for any sensible guitar player. (You'd probably need a '52 black guard tele, a '58 tele and a 70s custom double bound tele too, so let's say 12 guitars is the absolute minimum that any guitar player should own...)

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Mr Grumpy said:
Yeah, I agree. In time, I'd like either one of those or a reissue. It's funny how a '61 SG, '64 SG and '67 SG seem so similar in some respects, but you'd really wanna be owning one of each because they are so different... :)

Now, a '61 junior, a '64 special and a '67 standard would do just fine - funnily enough, I could kinda, almost claim to have had them with my old junior being '61-ish, the new special (when it arrives...) being a '64-ish and my first SG which was an Epi G310 being a '67-ish... :) You'd probably want them in 3 different colours too. Actually, you'd probably need one of each specials, one of each standards, a SC, DC and SG junior, just to make sure - that makes 9 "SGs" as the basis for any sensible guitar player. (You'd probably need a '52 black guard tele, a '58 tele and a 70s custom double bound tele too, so let's say 12 guitars is the absolute minimum that any guitar player should own...)

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If I could just pick and choose the SGs I want, I would probably get the following:
A 1964 standard (angel wing and Lyre Vibrola), a 1967-71 Standard (batwing and Lyre Vibrola), 1961-66 Special (angel wing), 1967-70 Special (batwing), 1961-66 Jr. (which I already have) and a 1967 Custom. As for colors, I'm a sucker for cherry SGs. :love:

Other guitars:
Naturally, some Lesters would also be called for, and personally I'd pick a 1954/55 Standard (P-90s) and a 1957 Standard (PAF humbuckers). I just love Goldtops. I would also like a 1968-1973 black Custom. I dig T-Tops and the witch hat knobs on those guitars. I would also very much like a 1963 Firebird, a late 1960s walnut ES335 ans a 1967 Flying V.:rolleyes:

Fender-wise I would be content with a blonde bodied 1960 with a rosewood fretboard (because Michael Bloomfield and Robben Ford...).

And then there are basses. And amps. And a few pedals...
 
Gahr said:
If I could just pick and choose the SGs I want, I would probably get the following:
A 1964 standard (angel wing and Lyre Vibrola), a 1967-71 Standard (batwing and Lyre Vibrola), 1961-66 Special (angel wing), 1967-70 Special (batwing), 1961-66 Jr. (which I already have) and a 1967 Custom. As for colors, I'm a sucker for cherry SGs. :love:

Other guitars:
Naturally, some Lesters would also be called for, and personally I'd pick a 1954/55 Standard (P-90s) and a 1957 Standard (PAF humbuckers). I just love Goldtops. I would also like a 1968-1973 black Custom. I dig T-Tops and the witch hat knobs on those guitars. I would also very much like a 1963 Firebird, a late 1960s walnut ES335 ans a 1967 Flying V.:rolleyes:

Fender-wise I would be content with a blonde bodied 1960 with a rosewood fretboard (because Michael Bloomfield and Robben Ford...).

And then there are basses. And amps. And a few pedals...
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I've got a '62 Special, '68 Junior, '69 Standard, and a '13 reissue of a '61 Standard. Then there's the Burny Standard w/ Bigsby which feels very much like my '62 Standard, and the Cipollina which is based on Java's '63 Standard.

I would love to have a '62 Standard, but I'm priced out of that game now.
 
SG John said:
Great guitar, but really wish it had a wide nut. Back when I was buying cheap Gibsons, I wish I had a bit more knowledge. I would have gone for some different models.

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Yes, the nut is narrow, but I’m not very picky about neck width or thickness. My 1975 SG-II was my main guitar for many years. It is as wide as a toothpick and as thick as a baseball bat.

I just wish I had had a proper spare time job when I was in high school. Vintage guitars were not too easy to come by in Norway, but prices were ridiculously low. One of my bandmates had a part time job in a grocery store, and earned enough to buy himself a 1963 Firebird V, a 1964 Thunderbird, a 1969 Les Paul Deluxe, a 1964 ES335, a vintage Bluesbreaker amp and a ca. 1990 PRS among other things...
 
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